Terelj Trekking

Short Trek Description

DAY 1: ARRIVAL

DAY 2: KHENTII NATIONAL PARK

DAY 3: TUUL RIVER VALLEY

DAY 4: KHONGORYN RIVER

DAY 5: TUUL RIVER

DAY 6: DRIVE BACK TO ULAANBAATAR

Map

Detailed Trek Description

The Khentii Mountains are a mountain range in the Tuv and Khentii
Provinces in northern Mongolia. The chain overlaps the Khan Khentii
Strictly Protected Area and includes Mongolia's sacred mountain,
Burkhan Khaldun, which is associated with the origin of Genghis
Khan.

The range forms the watershed between the Arctic Ocean (via Lake
Baikal) and the Pacific Ocean basins. Rivers originating in the
range include the Onon, Kherlen, and Tuul.

DAY 1: ARRIVAL

Upon arrival at the airport we will be welcomed by your guide.
He will bring us to your comfortable, centrally located hotel.

In the afternoon we will stroll around Ulaanbaatar. We will visit
the Natural and the Historical Museums.

We will stop at the Gandantegchinlen Monastery. It is the largest
and most important monastery of Mongolia. We will scroll through
the different monasteries and see the magnificent statue of Migjid
Janraisig, an 82-food high statue gilded in gold and covered with
silk cloths.

(Hotel)

DAY 2: KHENTII NATIONAL PARK

In the morning we will head east of UB, reaching Khentii National
Park after a 3-hour drive, where the landscape consists of green,
forested hillsides, and spectacular granite cliffs. Many nomads
live in this area, and you can see yaks, sheep, goats and horses
grazing in this peaceful valley. After lunch, we will hike through
lush meadows for a couple of hours towards the Tuul River valley,
where we will meet our horsemen. Then, we will have dinner and camp
on the Tuul River bank.

(Tented Camp, B, L, D)

DAY 3: TUUL RIVER VALLEY

After breakfast, we will load our gears on our packhorses. You
will be impressed at the strength of the small but sturdy Mongolian
horses. We will hike into the valley along the base of the mountain
ranges. As we leave civilization behind, you will hear and see ever
more ground squirrels, marmots and birds. After about five-and-a-half
hours of hiking, we will set up camp.

(Tented Camp, B, L, D)

DAY 4: KHONGORYN RIVER

Today as we hike along the Tuul River, you will notice how the
landscape changes as we go north and hike through silent pine forests
where all you will hear is the occasional animal call. Keep your
ears open for the sound of woodpeckers and keep your eyes open for
golden eagles, soaring far above us hunting for prey. After four
hours of hiking, we will arrive at our camping spot, a green and
peaceful place where the Tuul and Khongoryn Rivers meet.

(Tented Camp, B, L, D)

DAY 5: TUUL RIVER

Today we hike still further along the open valley along the Tuul
River, surrounded on both sides by high, densely forested mountains.
We will camp at the junction of two different valleys on the banks
of the Tuul River.

(Tented Camp, B, L, D)

DAY 6: DRIVE BACK TO ULAANBAATAR

We will have a full free day to stroll around in Ulaanbaatar
and buy some souvenirs before heading back home.